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Pastor recalls April 2024 meeting with Hayden Panettiere, describes "sad presence" before actress's death at 36

8/30/2026

Actress Hayden Panettiere, 36, was found unresponsive at an apartment complex in Greenville, South Carolina, the Greenville County Coroner's Office reported.

Preliminary autopsy results showed no signs of trauma, and the death remains under investigation.

Dylan Novak, founder of Celebrity Evangelist Ministries and youth pastor at Henard's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Rogersville, Tennessee, said news of her death recalled a meeting he and his wife had with Panettiere in April 2024, at Steel City Con in Monroeville, Pennsylvania.

They connected with the actress over parenthood and raising daughters, and shared their faith with her during the encounter.

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